About Me

My name is Antoinette Latson, but I go by Toni. I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a proud resident of Guam. For more than 25 years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside children, individuals, and families during some of the most challenging and meaningful moments of their lives.

My career began in 1998 as a guidance counselor at Maria Ulloa Elementary School. Over the years, my work took me off-island, where I supported individuals and families experiencing homelessness, substance use, and other difficult life circumstances. I later spent eight years working in child welfare, partnering with families and the courts to help create safer, healthier environments for children.

Since my return to Guam in 2014, my work has increasingly centered on clinical services, and for the past eight years I have had the opportunity to work therapeutically with children, adolescents, individuals, and families. Much of my work has involved helping people navigate trauma, difficult family circumstances, life transitions, and the many challenges that can shape how we see ourselves and the world around us.

What Kind of Therapist Am I?

I believe that being a therapist is about more than knowing the right techniques. It’s about building a genuine connection with another person.

I try to bring authenticity, respect, curiosity into the therapy room. I don’t expect anyone to walk through my door with everything figured out. Therapy is a place where you can show up as you are, talk about the things that may be difficult to talk about, and begin to make sense of what you’ve been experiencing.

I often think of therapy as meeting someone in the space between where they have been and where they want to go. Sometimes that space can feel uncertain, uncomfortable, or even overwhelming. But it can also be where change begins.

And honestly, one of the things I love most about this work is watching people begin to recognize their own strength, possibilities, and potential and seeing that change happen.